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Piece of wood--fire stick
Piece of wood--fire stick
Object Number 38-58-10/12987
Display Title Piece of wood--fire stick
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, wood, tool, fragment, stripped, circular perforations, cut striations
Classification
  • Tool
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Mexico / San Juan County / <City> / Chaco Canyon / Rock shelter
Intrasite Hearth fire; sector 6
Additional Geographic Terms Chaco Canyon region; Chacra Mesa
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 2.8 x 11.1 x 1.8 cm (1 1/8 x 4 3/8 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 38-58-10/12987
Provenance
Provenance Roy Malcom (1937)

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